.TH GRUB-MKSTANDALONE 3 "Wed Feb 26 2014"
.SH NAME
\fBgrub-mkstandalone\fR \(em Generate a standalone image in the selected format.

.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgrub-mkstandalone\fR [-o | --output=\fIFILE\fR] [-O | --format=\fIFORMAT\fR]
.RS 19
[-C | --compression=(\fIxz\fR|\fInone\fR|\fIauto\fR)]
.RE
.RS 19
[--modules=\fIMODULES\fR] [--install-modules=\fIMODULES\fR]
.RE
.RS 19
[--themes=\fITHEMES\fR] [--fonts=\fIFONTS\fR]
.RE
.RS 19
[--locales=\fILOCALES\fR] [--compress[=\fIno\fR,\fIxz\fR,\fIgz\fR,\fIlzo\fR]]
.RE
.RS 19
[-d | --directory=\fIDIR\fR] [--grub-mkimage=\fIFILE\fR]
.RE
.RS 19
\fISOURCE...\fR

.SH DESCRIPTION

.SH OPTIONS
.TP
--output=\fIFILE\fR
Write the generated file to \fIFILE\fR.  The default is to write to standard output.

.TP
--format=\fIFORMAT\fR
Generate an image in the specified \fIFORMAT\fR.  Valid values are:
.RS
.RS 4
.P
i386-coreboot,
i386-multiboot,
i386-pc,
i386-pc-pxe,
i386-efi,
i386-ieee1275,
i386-qemu,
x86_64-efi,
mipsel-yeeloong-flash,
mipsel-fuloong2f-flash,
mipself-loongson-elf,
powerpc-ieee1275,
sparc64-ieee1275-raw,
sparc64-ieee1275-cdcore,
sparc64-ieee1275-aout,
ia64-efi,
mips-arc,
mipsel-arc,
mipsel-qemu_mips-elf,
mips-qemu_mips-flash,
mipsel-qemu_mips-flash,
mips-qemu_mips-elf
.RE
.RE

.TP
--compression=(\fIxz\fR|\fInone\fR|\fIauto\fR)
Use one of \fIxz\fR, \fInone\fR, or \fIauto\fR as the compression method for the core image.

.TP
--modules=\fIMODULES\fR
Pre-load modules specified by \fIMODULES\fR.

.TP
--install-modules=\fIMODULES\fR
Install only \fIMODULES\fR and their dependencies.  The default is to install all available modules.

.TP
--themes=\fITHEMES\fR
Install \fITHEMES\fR.  The default is to install the \fIstarfield\fR theme, if available.

.TP
--fonts=\fIFONTS\fR
Install \fIFONTS\fR.  The default is to install the \fIunicode\fR font.

.TP
--locales=\fILOCALES\fR
Install only locales listed in \fILOCALES\fR.  The default is to install all available locales.

.TP
--compress[=\fIno\fR,\fIxz\fR,\fIgz\fR,\fIlzo\fR]
Compress GRUB files using the specified compression algorithm.

.TP
--directory=\fIDIR\fR
Use images and modules in \fIDIR\fR.

.TP
--grub-mkimage=\fIFILE\fR
Use \fIFILE\fR as \fBgrub-mkimage\fR.  The default is \fI/usr/bin/grub-mkimage\fR.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR "info grub"
